Imperial Constitution

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The Imperial Constitution was the complex legal framework that defined the structure, powers, and relationships of the Holy Roman Empire’s emperor and Imperial Estates.

All labels observed (7)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional framework ⓘ
legal system ⓘ
appliesTo Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
basedOn German customary law ⓘ
Roman law traditions ⓘ
imperial statutes ⓘ
treaties among estates ⓘ
characterizedBy corporate structure of estates ⓘ
decentralization ⓘ
legal pluralism ⓘ
limited imperial sovereignty ⓘ
shared authority between emperor and estates ⓘ
continuesUntil dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 ⓘ
defines competences of Imperial Courts ⓘ
jurisdiction of Reichshofrat ⓘ
jurisdiction of Reichskammergericht ⓘ
powers of the Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
powers of the Imperial Estates ⓘ
procedures for imperial elections ⓘ
rights of Imperial Cities ⓘ
role of Prince-Electors ⓘ
status of Imperial Estates ⓘ
structure of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
developedOverPeriod Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period

Middle Ages ⓘ
hasComponent Electoral Capitulations ⓘ
Ewiger Landfriede ⓘ
Golden Bull of 1356 ⓘ
Imperial Diet procedures ⓘ
Peace of Augsburg ⓘ
Peace of Westphalia ⓘ
Reichsabschiede ⓘ
Reichshofratsordnung ⓘ
linked to: Reichshofrat

Reichskammergerichtsordnung ⓘ
Reichskreisordnung ⓘ
Reichsmatrikel ⓘ
Reichsreform of 1495 ⓘ
language German ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
limits emperor’s unilateral legislative power ⓘ
regulates distribution of authority within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
relationship between emperor and Imperial Estates ⓘ
requires consent of Imperial Diet for empire-wide legislation ⓘ
cooperation between emperor and estates for military levies ⓘ
cooperation between emperor and estates for taxation ⓘ
shapedBy conflicts between emperor and princes ⓘ
religious conflicts in the empire ⓘ
stabilizedBy Peace of Westphalia ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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Imperial Army (Holy Roman Empire) → governedBy → Imperial War Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Constitution
Catholic princes → legalContext → Imperial constitution of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Constitution
Treaty of Münster between the Holy Roman Empire and France → appliesTo → Imperial constitutional order ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Constitution
Holy Roman Empire forces → regulatedBy → Imperial Military Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Constitution
Reichsstand → partOf → Imperial Constitution of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Constitution
Reichsstand → relatedConcept → Imperial constitution of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Constitution
Reichsmatrikel → relatedTo → imperial constitution of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Constitution
Elector of Regensburg → partOf → imperial constitution of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Constitution